Simpson, M-S take cross-country titles

URBANA – Centennial's Eric Simpson breezed to the individual title of the Class 2A Urbana Regional boys' cross-country meet, while Mahomet-Seymour fended off Kankakee Bishop McNamara for the team crown.

Simpson completed the 3-mile race in 15 minutes, 34 seconds for a 37-second margin over runner-up Jacob Mahaffey of M-S.

Centennial, Champaign Central and Rantoul also advanced to next week's sectionals. The third-place Chargers dominated the front of the finish line, with Simpson followed closely by teammates Mike Brown (third) and Ryan Root (fourth).

Russell Wetzel led fourth-place Central by finishing 10th. Chris Collins was the top runner for fifth-place Rantoul, crossing ninth.

Also in the top 11 for the Bulldogs were Amanda Rodriguez (seventh), Shelby Stucker (eighth) and Hannah Schaap (11th). M-S outscored runner-up Urbana 29-68. Megan Houk finished fourth for the Tigers, and teammate Marissa Marrone was fifth.

Claire Tortorelli was sixth for fifth-place Centennial, the last team to qualify for next week's sectionals.

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